Bombshell for Trump as FBI reveals secret investigation into his team's Russia links

The head of the FBI has for the first time publicly confirmed that federal investigators are looking into both Russia’s alleged interference with the 2016 election and also possible links between Moscow and members of Donald Trump’s campaign team.

The US media has for months reported that the bureau was probing possible collusion between Russia and the team of the New York businessman.

But amid a background of leaks, innuendo and allegations of so-called fake news, FBI Director James Comey not only confirmed the existence of such an investigation, but also said it would not be completed for some time.

National network TV is ripping Trump apart on this during the evening news. Trump and his followers will call it fake news. Difficult to do when the Republican Director of the FBI is the one who's effectively calling Trump a liar.

Tune in tomorrow for the next episode of: "As The Trump Turns".

(For non-US TV viewers, a popular US daily daytime "soap opera" for many years was called "As The World Turns". The TV comedienne Carol Burnett would later parody it in comedy skits entitled "As The Stomach Turns". Looks like the concept has been revived)